Choctaw-Chickasaw Freedmen Council of Leaders ~ Bynum COLBERT

This is the first in a series of videos that tell the story of Choctaw and Chickasaw Freedmen leaders that emerged following the Civil War and emancipation among the Choctaw and Chickasaw indians.

We hope to bring new insights about the history of people who have not been recognized by historians in general and black historians specifically. This oversight denies the inclusion of some very important and unique American history.


We hope to hear from you with your comments about our efforts to bring the history of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Freedmen to life!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• race
• slavery
• Indian
• black Indian
• citizenship
• genealogy
• Oklahoma
• Cherokee
• Chickasaw
• Choctaw
• Creek
• Seminole
• Dawes Commission
• freedmen
• Ligon
• freeman
• family history
• Indian Territory

[estelusti]

Greetings Greenly,

Im quite familiar with the surnames you mention and I hope you consider publishing your research so others may find inspiration in researching their own family history.

[Papillonmuscogee]

What I'd like to know is this. Is a Choctaw Freedman, an "original enrollee" I'm doing research on the Choctaw side of my tree, and found out, a family member, was an "original enrollee" on the Choctaw website. Looking at this members history, sounds like he was a Choctaw Freedman. Can anyone relate to this?

[kadashkushaiah7]

Good videos.

Shalom.

[greenly100]

My mother is choctaw and are part of the pitchlyn klan and we are grown up around the colberts and some of my moms relatives married into that family. My family is made up of slaves and indians that owned slaves. Being on the Fullblood dawes rolls and the freedman dawes rolls. Choctoaw, Chickasaw and Creek.